Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-02

have published q defamatory article 70 tne
| public about me, and you'll have TO re'ract
| IT d---n quick"
Mr.. Kaufman's account OF the scrimmage
agreed with that Of the preceding witnesses
After Womack sbotbe (Kauimani ran ao"n
| TO call for police officer. He did not set
Womack aim at any one, and was connutno
that the ball could not possibly have struck
| any one. He could suppose tne inten',
but II could not have resulted IN striking
| any one.
OTHER WITNESSES.
Mr.. Hirshberg, O: the Fire Department,
sald he was upstairs when the ullncu''y
occurred, and when he entered aIter Ihe
shooting he saw Mounicastle approach
WOmack and urge him 10 compose nlmsen
| and lot make fuss. WOmack struck hlnl
| over the left eye.
Mr.. LaDge was getting up from the taOle
| where a meeting OF the committee bad Deeh
| held, when Fuqua came in walking slowly
| and supporting himself with a waking
cane. When asked what was the matter
be said that he bad been sick. He gave a
| similar version OF the difficulty to thst
| given by others, only his attention was
| Otherwise engaged and he knew but little
| OF the shooting.
Mr.. Ira Bland gave a history OF the en-.
| tire occurrence with great care. lie was
| unable to say who the man wa' that at
| tackled Mountcastle. lie took hold OF him
| though and carried him 10 the door 10 put
| bIm out Of the chamber. He was nearing
| the door when Womack looked directly at
| him and made the remark about some one
| shooting him. and did not know but that
| Womack was talking about him. He
feared that Womack would shoot at bin,
| but IL was evident from the course oi the
| ball that he aimed at no one.
Mr.. wOMACK's STORY.
Mr.. Womack took the stand, and said
| that he was in Prince Edward county when
| Captain FuQua published card about him.
He returned to the city last Monday and
went to Captain Fuqua's office to see him
Not finding him at his office, he went down
to the Council chamber, and was talking to
the clerk fMr. August when Captain
Fuqua entered the chamber. He i'm
medately walked up to him and de-
manded written retraction OF the
card which he had published. Cap.
tain FuQua replied that he bad no
reiraction TO make. At this he (Womack)
struck at him. Captain Mountcastle caught
hold OF him by the arm. Fuqua then struck
u
persons rushed up and grabbed him. Al
ter short struggle he freed himself, and
was waking in the direction of the door
when some one attacked him. Mr.. August
interfercd. After lengthy struggle he
got loose and drew his pistol. but, being a
sclf.cocker. it went of before he could
aim il.
He said further that he wanted to shoot
81 l. 81. lgn1 /.
qua, for he knew he could thrash the later
anywhere. lie wanted TO hurt the other
man, hut had not pointed the pistol at any
one Whon il went of.
Jn,yniolniDg why he struck MOuntc,stlc
he SAID he thought he (MOunicastlc) was
takiup Fudua's part, and he was very much
excited. While nervous the witness ap-
poared very honest in giving his testimony.
The case was submitted without argu'
ment.
Justice Richardson said that the statute
under which they were proceeding wa,
made cspo cially for the protection Of non
comhatants, and by Womack's own admls-
sion he would send WOmack on to the
prond Jury to answer the charge OF shoot
ing at some person unknown.
Mr.. Meredith said he had no objection "a
this charge beng preferred, but there was
nothing TO show that the accused shot at
any one. oo
Womack was baIed in the sum OF $500
for his appearance before the grand jury on
Tuesday next.
The Sfreet.Car Drivers Fight.
The continued case Of Willie Jennings.
George Powell, and Louis Meyer, charged
with assauting and cutting and woundinS
II. q. Allen with 4 knife, with intent to
MAIN. disfigure. and xii, was next called.
This trouble, an account OF which was
published in the Dispatch next morning,
occurred nj the Slreet.car stables last Mon.
dav night between the hours OF IL and II
O'Clock, lust rs Allen was leaving for nome.
All OF the parties interested are stl cei-clr
drivers in the employ Of the City Railway
Company. Edgar Allan, Esq, represented
the defendants and Conway X. Sands, Esq,
apueared f0- the prosecution.
The wounded man appeared with bis
four wounds-One on the nose, one back OF
the left ear, and two on the left side OF the
head wee covered with coat plaster. His
lef, car was also scratched and bruised.
Allen, il will he remembered, was not at
court Tuesday morning when the ca-e was
called. he having been advised by Dr. No
Lles not to 60 out until his wounds had
begun to heal.
WHAT ALLEN SAYS.
Aliens testimony was to the effect that
about three months ago his attention was
directed 10 some writing 10 a closet at the
stable which reflected on him and OF which
Jennings is said TO have been the author.
lie ONLY took passing notice of this, and on
Friday last he having heard that Jennings
was talking about him in an unbecoming
manner, sent message by Mr.. -, one Of
the stable. bands. that II the "little white
headed son OF a-" did rot let him alone and
allow his name TO rest he would report
him 10 MajOr Scldon, superintendent oi the
city railway, and have him discharged. On
Monday he heard Of Jennings further
abusing HIM, and when he stepped out OF
tie stahle.lot that night he was confronted
bv Powell and Jennings, and there were
twenty or more other persons in the neigh
boihood. Powell remarked "IieTe comes
the d--n - - -; Kill him lie,
seeing that he had to defend himself,
,Ioored to set down his bucket, and II h.
was rising Jennings struck him on the nose
with some instrument which the witness
could see gllterinG in the starlight. lie
received several other blows, all with some
instrument or weapon. He afterward SUI
fered with pains which he thought must
have been caused by Jennings or Powell
kicking him while be was down.
DR.. Mobiles, who attended Allen, said
that he thought the wounds were made
with some instrument or weapon other
than knife, but could not have been in
Aieted ty blows from the fist This closed
tine testimony for the prosecution.
THE DEFENCE.
For the defence there were large num-
Der Of witnesses and the examination was
plotIacted quite long. The testimony OF
Jennings was fully corroborated by that OF
numerous others. From all that was said
Il appears that between these two feelings
not the kindliest existed, as shown BY the
messages that had passed from one to
the other, especially those sent TO Jen-
nings by Allen. Having received on
Friday the message referred TO above and
another on Monday. Jennings decided
when he got to the stable Tuesday night 10
wait until Allen came in, which was oaiy
q short while. After Allen had arrived,
and was about leaving, Jennings approached
him when he stepped out OF the lot and
asked what he meant by talking about him
in the manner in which he had; 10 which
Allen replied by asking Jennings what he
meant by writing and saying things which
reflected on him. Jennings denied having
done either. Allen put his bucket down
and asked Jennings II he wanted salis-
faction, and the reply was in the
affirmative. Immediately both struck
enc at the other and they soon cllmped.
Allen got JenniDgs's head under bis ARA
and was pounding him on the head, marks
IN A. 4.